MotherRucker

For the last episode of the MotherRucker podcast, I had the absolute delight of interviewing Georgia Allen and Sheridan Thomas the founders of MyMidwivesUK. They are blazing a trail through the birthing world as they campaign for equality for BAME birthing parents, fight systemic racism within our healthcare system and they absolutely advocate sling use too. Have a listen to these inspiring women and if you're in the Greater Manchester area you can book them to be your Midwives.https://www.mymidwives.co.uk

Amy Wraps Babies joins Lysanne this week for an in depth chat about her stunning wrapping series on Instagram, her tutorials, her family, carrying culture in the USA and her new passion - stretchy wraps! This was recorded in Oct 2020.https://www.amywrapsbabies.com

My good friend Zoë Woodman joins me this week as she shares her amazing research into the Science of Carrying. With a degree in Psychology and her Carrying training, she is uniquely positioned to be able to draw links between the academic world (as more and more research is done on infant development) and the impact carrying has upon our young. We discuss brain plasticity, how to build happier brains, the anthropological evidence of how carrying is cemented in our ancestry, the impact carrying and close touch have upon Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how carrying naturally leads to a more responsive parent and therefore deepens the bond between parent and child. https://www.theslingconsultancy.co.uk/I apologise for the sound quality in this episode, I realised at the end I'd knocked a dial on my mixer - I've tried to fix as best I can.

Chatting with me this week is the awesome Sophie Burrows IBCLC aka The Boob Lady. Join us as we discuss all things feeding and all things slings. We discuss Sophie's own breastfeeding struggles, her drive to become the Boob Lady, "normal" infant feeding patterns, milk composition, the politics of breastfeeding, and especially how the system fails women and feeding parents. We go in depth into important safety considerations when feeding your child in a sling or carrier, and how your key support person can help you during this time.www.theboobladyibclc.com

The inspirational Bisi Osundeko joins Lysanne for this episode. Bisi is the founder of Joy and Joe Baby, an award winning business owner and coach, a motivational speaker, the author of "Befriending Adversity" and she is an elected Labour Party Councillor. In this episode we discuss the impact carrying had upon her childhood in Nigeria and how the carrying culture there differs from the UK. We also discuss how her experiences of NICU when her baby Joe was born lead to the creation of the stretchy wrap, which in turn lead to her brand Joy and Joe. We also discuss the weaving houses in the UK and how passionately Bisi wants to protect this industry. TW: Baby LossPlease be advised that the last part of the podcast talks about baby loss, from 45m-51m. October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month with the Wave of Light on 15th October.https://www.joyandjoebaby.com/

Dynamic business owner Kayleigh Medeiros joins Lysanne this week, all the way from Ontario Canada! A fellow plus size Mum, Kayleigh founded Heritage Baby Designs shortly after her first child was born. Her handmade ring slings are stunning and named after significant places around the world that mean something to her such as Ontario, Tuscany and London. We chat about her own carrying heritage, and how money from every sling she sells goes to charity. Her baby was also tinkering around in the background so enjoy the additional sound effects!https://www.heritagebaby.ca/

This week Lysanne is joined by the brilliant Dr Rosie Knowles. A practising GP, Rosie has authored the book "Why Babywearing Matters" from the Pinter & Martin series as well as founding the website https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk with a treasure trove of informative articles all about carrying. In this episode we discuss the fourth trimester, the first three months of a baby's life, and why carrying is so vital for their (and our!) survival. Carrying is our biological norm as a species and Rosie goes into lots of detail about the biological and physiological effects of carrying on both the child and the wearer. Enjoy!

Joining Lysanne for this episode is Darren Sadler, aka Darren Integra, giving us his insights as to how babywearing helped him become the hands on dad he is. We discuss how dads can support mothers after birth, how carrying develops and strengthens his bond with his three daughters - especially now that his eldest is 17 and he can see the benefit from all those years ago. We chat about the different types of carriers that he has used, as well as a bit of the history behind the Integra Baby brand.https://www.integrababy.co.uk